Streaming music online is becoming more and more common, leaving radios and other such traditional devices in the dust; with the Spotify Player, you can stream tunes more readily and easily.
Designed by Interaction Design student Jordi Parra for his final thesis project, the Spotify Player is named after the Swedish music streaming site Spotify. Founded in 2006, the site offers unlimited music from record labels like Warner, EMU and Universal.
Inspired by new and old technology, the Spotify Player is a retro-looking device that plays music from Spotify. It is equipped with chips that connects the listener's Spotify playlists. If you don't exactly understand how the Spotify Player works, I suggest you watch the informative video above.
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Jordi Parra's Spotify Player Streams Tunes from the Swedish Site
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